Russia Reopens Secret Soviet-Era Lab for Testing of Equipment for Use in the Arctic
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The Arctic Eats Helicopters, So Russia Is Sending Drones Instead
By: David Axe
Russian defense firm Rostec is partnering with a small Latvian startup to make tiltrotor drones for dangerous Arctic operations.
Think of it as a tiny, robotic, cold-weather version...
Russia considers using heavy drones to control Arctic borders
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Two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers complete 16-hour flight above Arctic
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Russian marines heat up the Arctic with large-scale exercise
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Greenland’s melting, set off by global warming due to higher levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, has increased dramatically in the last few decades.
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